Don't Shoot Songtext
von Shea Diamond

Not your business, but I′ve seen some shit
Got snatched up by my mom when I was six
I can still smell the smoke as the bullet missed
That's a lot for a kid
Had enough when I was fourteen
I ran away so I can foster my dreams
But I didn′t have the knowledge, the streets was too much
Mama just told me I wasn't enough

You're safe, so you live it up
Hard days, you never seen ′em, love
I′m not sayin' I′m the only one
But damn, some days only feel like it

Hands up, please don't shoot
They′ll say that you love it if your mouth stay mute
They say they don't see color, but the bloodstain shows the proof
Hands up, please don′t shoot
We livin' in a world where they can't take truth
They say they don′t see color, but the bloodstain shows the proof


Locked me up when I was nineteen
There goes my twenties and there goes my dreams
Put me on the yard and said, "Sacrifice the queen!"
That′s a lot for a teen
Cried so much when I was released
Kissed the grass up under my feet
Modern slavery tried to get the best of me
That's a lot for anybody

You′re safe, so you live it up
Hard days, you never seen 'em, love
I′m not sayin' I′m the only one
But damn, some days only feel like it

Hands up, please don't shoot
They'll say that you love it if your mouth stay mute
They say they don′t see color, but the bloodstain shows the proof
Hands up, please don′t shoot
We livin' in a world where they can′t take truth
They say they don't see color, but
The bloodstain shows the proof (Yeah)

Please don′t shoot
Yeah, yeah
Hey
Please don't shoot
Yeah, yeah
Hey


Now I′m sittin' in my forties
What I need, I can afford it
Butterflies on the red carpet
There's a whole lot for me
There′s a whole lot for me
Yeah